When a business decides to export their products they soon realize that they have to deal with the numerous barriers that have to be overcome to ship the product to the end customer. In many cases a business will look to a specialist, called a freight forwarder, who can manage these obstacles.
The services of a freight forwarder can vary between different companies but the main function of the freight forwarder is to act as an intermediary between the client who is hiring them and various transportation services that are involved in getting the product overseas to the customer.